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ANALYTICAL METHODS
Volume 5, Issue 7, Pages 1818-1822Publisher
ROYAL SOC CHEMISTRY
DOI: 10.1039/c3ay26150f
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A colorimetric assay has been developed for facile, rapid and sensitive detection of Co2+ using dopamine dithiocarbamate functionalized silver nanoparticles DDTC-Ag NPs) as a colorimetric sensor based on unique surface plasmon resonance properties. The presence of Co2+ induces the aggregation of Ag NPs through coordinate covalent bonds between the catechol groups of DDTC on the surface of Ag NPs and cobalt ions, resulting in a color change from bright yellow to reddish. These color changes are measured by UV-vis spectrophotometry, and can be directly read out with the naked eye. For the detection, UV-visible absorption spectra were measured by the absorbance ratio A(570nm)/A(390nm). Under the optimum conditions, the analytical response was linear over the range from 1.0 mM to 15 mM R-2 = 0.993) with a detection limit of 14 mu M. The proposed DDTC-Ag NPs-based colorimetric method is simple and sensitive for the detection of cobalt ions and allows for the monitoring of cobalt ions directly with naked eye.
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